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Influence of ageing on the in vivo extensibility of human skin at a low stress

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The response of the forearm skin to a 9 · 10-3 N · m torque was measured on 141 subjects aged 3–89 years. The results for each age class were ajusted to a skin thickness of 1 mm by use of a skinfold caliper. Results indicate a maximum skin thickness around the age of 40 years. Standardised skin extensibility decreases with age, the skin of females being less extensible than that of males. These results, which should be considered in relation to the total water content of the skin, are compared to those of other papers dealing with this subject.

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Bei 141 Personen im Alter von 3 bis 89 Jahren wurde die Reaktion der Haut auf ein Drehmoment von 9 · 10-3 N · m gemessen. Für jede Alterstufe wurden die Ergebnisse mit Hilfe eines “Skinfold Caliper” für 1 mm Hautdicke errechnet. Die maximale Hautdicke besteht im Alter von etwa 40 Jahren. Die Dehnbarkeit der Haut nimmt mit zunehmendem Aler ab. Diese Ergebnisse, die im Zusammenhang mit dem Gesamtwassergehalt der Haut betrachtet werden sollten, werden mit den Ergebnissen aus der Literatur verglichen.

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Leveque, J.L., de Rigal, J., Agache, P.G. et al. Influence of ageing on the in vivo extensibility of human skin at a low stress. Arch Dermatol Res 269, 127–135 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00406532

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